Structural Project Manager

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

This position will support our Trachte facility in Madison, WI. As a part of nVent, Trachte is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered metal buildings for industrial and commercial applications. Today, nVent connects and protects our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Offering both prefabricated and on-site building capabilities, framed and frameless building construction types, and products ranging from build kits and modular units to fully engineered integrated buildings.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
Key Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of projects varying in size and value, ensuring each project's success from inception to post-delivery.

Design Coordination:
Evaluate sales handoff packages to verify design accuracy, scope alignment, and feasibility.
Direct the creation and approval of Structural Design Packages, leading a team of CAD and Structural Design Engineers.
Collaborate with the Lead Electrical Engineer to develop Electrical Design Packages, ensuring customer requirements are fully integrated.

Change and Quality Management:
Process and implement feedback from customers, professional engineers, and state approval bodies, issuing precise redlines to CAD teams for revision.
Facilitate quality control checklists and reviews to ensure readiness before production starts.

Supply Chain and Scheduling:
Monitor lead times and delivery schedules for critical non-stock items, proactively addressing potential delays with the purchasing team.
Provide regular schedule updates to customers, including delay notifications or adjustments for accelerated timelines.
Production and Delivery Coordination:
Partner with shop supervisors to ensure on-time production and high-quality outcomes.
Collaborate with Site and Delivery Coordinators to arrange transportation, secure necessary permits, and ensure safe delivery to customer sites.
Customer Service:
Serve as the primary customer liaison for all post-delivery service issues, including HVAC performance, missing materials, or transport-related damage.
Track and manage service tickets through resolution, ensuring timely and effective customer support.

Change Order Management:
Prepare and issue change orders, working with the Estimating Department and Lead Electrical Engineer to provide customers with updated pricing and scope adjustments. Provide support to the Finance team as they rectify accounts and purchase orders.

YOU HAVE:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, or related field. Combination of education and experience will be considered
Electrical experience/background required or Project Management experience on Manufacturing/ Commercial/ Industrial electrical projects
Knowledge of electrical wiring, components and schematics
Familiarity with SolidWorks preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Office products
Previous manufacturing experience in the transmission & distribution, oil & gas, or sheet metal design industries is preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to interface and influence at all levels
Strong leadership and project management skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • At nVent, we believe safer systems ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our solutions are helping build a more sustainable and electrified world.

  • We are a $3.3B company with a dedicated team of more than 11,000 employees around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of enclosures, electrical and fastening, and thermal management solutions dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.